The company said it made the acquisition in response to the growing demand for fast and easy online account opening services.

"Business as a force for good, an alternative to the traditional way of doing business, has increasingly been gaining ground worldwide," said Paul Allard, CEO of Impak Finance.

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Among the top five — ADP, Teleperformance, Accenture, Conduent, and Paychex — are several with a focus on financial services.

iZettle is targeted at small businesses and holds card payment processing market share in Europe and Latin America.

The event will look at "scaling robo-advice alongside traditional advice and how artificial intelligence and new digital capabilities can enhance financial planning."

"We will find the InsurTech leaders of tomorrow and create new solutions that will benefit the Lloyd’s market,” said Stuart Marks, founder of L Marks.

In a transaction last year, credit card giant American Express acquired U.K. digital payments startups Cake Technologies, the global financial firm recently confirmed.

In a massive deal, Experian is set to acquire London-based fintech startup ClearScore for $385 million.

The EU will propose common standards for blockchain in an effort to create more clarity and encourage fintech innovation.

Alongside established firms, such as Credit Karma and Coinbase, nearly half the list — or 22 firms — are newcomers in 2018.

“Latin America has a lot to offer and can serve quite a variety of different needs from different price points,” says Sebastian Menutti of Frost & Sullivan.

“There’s a marketing arms race,” says Johan Gott of AT Kearney. “Who can get their message out?”

“You can probably get the bandwidth you need anywhere almost. It’s just a question of how much it’s going to cost.”

"We’re talking about U.S. companies,” says Sebastian Menutti of Frost & Sullivan. “So high proficiency in English is a requirement.”

"Advanced automation, AI, and machine learning will help banks provide better services for their customers," says Thrive Inc. founder Kunal Sehgal.

“When you’re not India ... then you have to really start prioritizing,” says Johan Gott of AT Kearney. “You really need to think about, ‘How is the niche that we are playing in better than anyone else’s?’”

A country's tax code, regulations, and overall bureaucratic hurdles tend to be the top-line items that decision-makers look at.

Trinidad and Tobago's talent is the key factor that can help it advance from “where you are today to where you would like be as a country," said Hall.

Texas A&M professor Anthony Guiseppi-Elie, Massy CEO Gervase Warner, and climatologist Marilyn N. Raphael highlight the depth of the nation's skills.

WePay will continue to operate as a standalone company and receive additional resources from JPMorgan Chase to continue to grow.

This webinar will offer practical tips and real-world guidance on building third-party FAO relationships or migrating to shared services models.

The most popular reported use for fintech, with 32% of respondents, has been connecting with online lenders.

“Integrating blockchain with SAP and other business applications is inevitably the next frontier for blockchain,” says SophiaTX head Jaroslav Kacina.

Companies are seeing that RPA saves time and money while reducing errors and creating opportunities. "We see this more as a highway for growth," says Juan Felipe Giraldo of Bancolombia.